A LOTTERY
MERCER AND CUSTOMERS Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. Reserved judgment was given by Mr. E. D. Mosley, S.M., this morning in the case in which Reginald Henry Stillwell, mercer, High Street, was charged with an offence under the Gaming Act. Defendant was convicted, and a nominal penalty was inflicted. The magistrate remarked that the main reason why actidn had been taken was to advertise the fact that such schemes as Stillwell had promoted were illegal. The charge concerned a lottery arranged by Stillwell, who gave numbered dockets to customers, the prize being a tea-set.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 14, 7 April 1927, Page 9
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95A LOTTERY Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 14, 7 April 1927, Page 9
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